A small lock or fastening device; a diminutive form of 'clithra' used in architecture or mechanics.
From Greek 'kleithridion' (small lock), variant or diminutive form. Extremely rare technical term.
This is linguistic archaeology—a word so specialized that even scholars of ancient mechanics rarely encounter it, yet it perfectly describes the tiny locks that secured important moveable parts in ancient machines.
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